
Crocker County is a defunct
county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
in the
U.S. state of
Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
. In 1870, the
Iowa General Assembly created Crocker County from the northern part of Kossuth County. The county seat was located at
Greenwood, Iowa. In December 1871, the
Iowa Supreme Court declared the act creating this county a violation of the constitution, which in article eleven declares that no new county shall be created which contains less than . As Crocker County was smaller than the law allowed for, it ceased to exist from and after the rendition of that decision and the twelve
township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
s in its territory reverted to
Kossuth County.
Attempts of re-establishment
On February 22, 1913, legislation was introduced again to create a new county in the northern area of Kossuth. The proposed region would be called
Larrabee County. It was named after governor
William Larrabee.
[ The proposal failed after a referendum.]
See also
* Bancroft County, Iowa, another county created out of the same area of Kossuth County.
* Larrabee County, Iowa
References
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Geography of Iowa
Former counties of Iowa
Kossuth County, Iowa
1870 establishments in Iowa
Populated places established in 1870
1871 disestablishments in Iowa